Data security courses can help you learn encryption techniques, risk assessment strategies, incident response planning, and compliance regulations. You can build skills in vulnerability management, threat detection, and secure coding practices. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and data loss prevention software, demonstrating how these skills are applied to protect sensitive information and maintain system integrity.

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Digital Forensics, Key Management, Security Management, Human Factors (Security), Application Security, Information Privacy, Cyber Governance, Infrastructure Security, Cryptography, Threat Modeling, OSI Models, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Security Policies, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, ISO/IEC 27001, Network Security, Malware Protection, Incident Management, Statistical Analysis, Cyber Security Strategy
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Computer Security Incident Management, Threat Management, Cyber Threat Hunting, Risk Management Framework, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Operations, Vulnerability Management, Continuous Monitoring, Event Monitoring, Disaster Recovery, Incident Management, Generative AI, DevSecOps, Data Security, Cloud Storage, Google Cloud Platform, Cybersecurity
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Threat Modeling, Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Computing, Public Key Infrastructure, Infrastructure Security, Application Security, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Cloud Platforms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Computer Systems, Operating Systems, Generative AI, Business Systems, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Security, Servers, Security Awareness, Computer Hardware, Information Systems Security, Computer Architecture, Data Storage, Patch Management, Cloud Computing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Security Management, Security Strategy, Configuration Management, Security Controls, Information Systems Security, Computer Security Awareness Training, Enterprise Security, Change Control, Safety and Security, Cyber Security Policies, Data Ethics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Wide Area Networks, Network Security, Threat Detection, Network Administration, TCP/IP, Multiprotocol Label Switching, Computer Networking, Network Routing, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Troubleshooting, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Switches, Network Protocols
Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, AI Security, Amazon Web Services, Data Ethics, Generative AI, AWS SageMaker, Cloud Security, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Security, Data Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Encryption, Public Cloud, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Hardware Architecture, Security Engineering, Internet Of Things, Encryption, Information Systems Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Modeling, Data Security, Security Requirements Analysis, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Authentications, Authorization (Computing)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Preprocessing, Apache Airflow, Star Schema, Data Storytelling, Process Mapping, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Transformation, SQL, Data Pipelines, JSON, Apache Kafka, Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, Pandas (Python Package), Business Intelligence, Data Validation, Data Quality, Performance Improvement, Python Programming
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Malware Protection, Cyber Attacks, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Cyber Security Policies, Brute-force attacks, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Security Controls, Security Awareness, Firewall, Multi-Factor Authentication, Encryption
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Security Controls
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Markov Model, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Forecasting, Bayesian Statistics, Data Science, Statistical Methods, Anomaly Detection, Probability Distribution, Machine Learning Methods, Estimation, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months